3Ware 9550SXU-12 User Manual page 124

Configuring Units
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Note: If you plan on migrating your unit to a larger array or another
RAID type in the future remember to select the dynamic disk option.
Only dynamic disks can be resized into larger partitions. Older
Windows systems cannot convert basic disks into dynamic disks after
the file system has been created.
6 Follow the steps that appear on-screen to create a volume and to assign a
drive letter.
The volume is automatically mounted after formatting completes.
To partition, format, and mount under Linux
1 Boot the system and log in as root.
2 Open a terminal window.
3 Partition the unit:
Depending on the version of Linux you are using, some of the
following parted command outputs will be slightly different.
fdisk /dev/sda
If the unit is over 2 TB, use:
parted /dev/sda
(parted) mklabel
New disk label type? gpt
(parted) p
Disk geometry for /dev/sda: 0kB - 1074GB
Disk label type: gpt
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
parted /dev/sda
(parted) mkpart
Partition type? [primary]?
File system type? [ext2]?
Start? 0
End? 1074gb
(parted) p
Disk geometry for /dev/sda: 0kB - 1074GB
Disk label type: gpt
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags1 17kB 1074MB
1074MB
4 Create or make the file system:
mkfs /dev/sda1
3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1